He inquired whether we, too, would send a cable, and we told him certainly not, unless further information from us was requested.

He sent his proposed message, in somewhat modified form, and received a prompt reply instructing him to submit it to the full commission and cable their views.
He did submit it to Colonel Denby and myself at a regularly called commission meeting, argued that in doing this he had obeyed the President's instructions, and vowed that he would not show it to General Otis.

I showed it to the General myself, allowing him to believe that I did so with Mr.Schurman's approval, and thus avoided serious trouble, as he had been personally advised from Washington of the instructions to Mr.Schurman.The General then joined with Colonel Denby and myself in a cablegram setting forth our views, and so this incident ended.
Mr.Schurman did not resign, but thereafter we saw very little of him.

He made a hasty trip to the Visayas and the Southern Islands and sailed for the United States shortly after his return to Manila, being anxious to get back in time for the opening of the college year at Cornell.
Colonel Denby and I were instructed to remain at Manila, where we rendered such assistance as we could give, and continued to gather information relative to the situation, the country and the people.

In this latter work we were given invaluable help by Jesuit priests, who prepared for us a comprehensive monograph embodying a very large amount of valuable information, and furnished us a series of new maps as well.